Toshikazu Kawaguchi Quotes

Inside every person is an inherent capability to make it through any kind of difficulty. Everyone has that energy... That strength is empowered by hope. You could say that hope is the power to believe in the future.

People's true feelings are not in plain sight. The other person might not be thinking anything, but there is a tendency to just assume what the other is feeling without reaching out and asking.

It is up to each individual to decide how they feel about the words of others and what action they wish to take.

If this was the past, then it held nothing of use.

I was so absorbed in the things that I couldn’t change, I forgot the most important thing.

Regret comes in two flavors: actions taken and opportunities missed.

Things that you put off saying until tomorrow are sometimes never said

What scares me is just that I'm worried that you will forget how to smile when I die. [...] So please smile.

It wasn't until later that she learned he could barely read or write. When she found it, she asked him how he managed to read all the long letters she wrote to him. Apparently, he just allowed his eyes to wander over them. Then he just wrote in his reply the vague impression he got from his gazing. But with the last letter, after casting his eyes over it, he was overcome with a feeling that he had missed something important. He read it word for word while asking different people to tell him what the words meant - hence the long time it took to reply.

If I had led a sad life as a result of my sister's death, then it would have been as if her death had caused it. So, I thought I mustn't allow that to happen. I swore to myself that I would make sure that I was happy. My joy would be the legacy of my sister's life.

surviving alone is much the same as dying alone

I’ll mourn how I mourn. Everyone’s different.

We must become friends before this coffee cools.

So I ask you never to forget one thing. You are my wife, and if life becomes too hard for you as my wife, I want you to leave me.

"Well, I read that when you give a gift to someone who is striving to achieve their dreams, you have to give them the most cherished thing you have. Some days, that person who is chasing their dreams will not be able to find the strength to keep going. It will be bitter and painful, and they will have to weigh up their dreams and reality to make a choice. When that happens, the person gifted with the most precious thing will be able to fight on a little more. It apparently helps them to feel they are not alone. So, I'm giving you this book because I want you to fight for your dream.'"

- Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3), p. 313